2002 Czech parliamentary election

2002 Czech parliamentary election

14–15 June 2002
All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 101 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.95% (16.13pp)
First party Second party   Leader Vladimír Špidla Václav Klaus Party ČSSD ODS Last election 32.31%, 74 seats 27.74%, 63 seats Seats won 70 58 Seat change 4 5 Popular vote 1,440,279 1,166,975 Percentage 30.21% 24.48% Swing 2.10pp 3.26pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Miroslav Grebeníček Cyril Svoboda Party KSČM Lidovci Alliance Four-Coalition Last election 11.03%, 24 seats 17.59%, 39 seats Seats won 41 31 Seat change 17 8 Popular vote 882,653 680,670 Percentage 18.51% 14.28% Swing 7.48pp 3.31pp
Prime Minister before election Miloš Zeman ČSSD Prime Minister after election Vladimír Špidla ČSSD

The Czech Republic had held its parliamentary elections in 2002 across 15th and 16th June. The Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) were the winners of the election, where it managed to secure 71 seats in the parliament, which has a total strength of 200 seats. Their opposition in this parliamentary elections was the Civic Democrats, who were placed second with 56 seats in the parliament. Unlike the total attendance of the 1998 elections, which was 74%, the 2002 elections saw a total voter attendance of 58%. The Communist Part also performed comparatively well since the Velvet Revolution of 1989, with securing the third place by 19% of seats, making the Christian Democratic Union and Freedom Union alliance fourth in place by 14% of seats.

Campaign finances

Party	ČSSD	4K	ODS	KSČM	SNK	Green Party
Money Spent	75,000,000 Kč	72,000,000 Kč	60,000,000 Kč	10,500,000 Kč	10,000,000 Kč	2,500,000 Kč

Opinion polls

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2002 Czech parliamentary election

Date	Polling Firm	ČSSD	ODS	4K	KSČM	Others
14-15 Jun 2002	Election	30.2	24.5	14.3	18.5	12.5
5 - 12 Jun 2002	CVVM	29.0	27.0	13.5	17.5	13.0
6 Jun 2002	TNS Factum	29.4	27.8	13.1	18.4	11.3
20–27 May 2002	CVVM	21.5	19.5	11.5	10.0	37.5
22 - 29 Apr 2002	CVVM	24.0	22.0	12.5	14.5	27.0
17 Apr 2002	TNS Factum	24.1	28.2	19.6	17.5	10.6
4 Apr 2002	STEM	23.7	26.4	17.0	14.1	18.8
22 Mar - 2 Apr 2002	CVVM	22.0	20.0	17.0	14.0	27.0
8 Mar 2002	TNS Factum	25.0	30.5	17.0	16.2	11.3
4 Mar 2002	STEM	26.4	23.7	16.9	14.1	18.9
15 Feb 2002	CVVM	23.0	18.5	23.0	13.5	22.0
15 Feb 2002	STEM	23.8	23.0	19.1	13.4	20.7
24 Jan 2002	STEM	21.5	21.3	22.5	15.6	19.1
7 Jan 2002	CVVM	24.0	18.0	20.0	10.0	28.0

Results

Districts won by respective parties

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Czech Social Democratic Party	1,440,279	30.21	70	–4
	Civic Democratic Party	1,166,975	24.48	58	–5
	Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	882,653	18.51	41	+17
	Four-Coalition (KDU-ČSL, US–DEU)	680,671	14.28	31	-8
	Union of Independents	132,699	2.78	0	New
	Green Party	112,929	2.37	0	0
	Republicans of Miroslav Sládek	46,325	0.97	0	New
	Rural Party	41,773	0.88	0	New
	Party for Life Security	41,404	0.87	0	New
	Czech National Social Party	38,655	0.81	0	0
	Hope	29,955	0.63	0	New
	Right Bloc	28,163	0.59	0	New
	Civic Democratic Alliance	24,278	0.51	0	New
	Choice for the Future	16,730	0.35	0	New
	Path of Change	13,169	0.28	0	New
	Moravian Democratic Party	12,957	0.27	0	0
	Party of Common Sense	10,849	0.23	0	New
	Akce za zrus.Senatu a proti t.	9,637	0.20	0	New
	Balbín's Poetic Party	9,287	0.19	0	New
	Humanist Alliance	8,461	0.18	0	New
	Republicans	6,786	0.14	0	New
	National Democratic Party	5,532	0.12	0	New
	Democratic League	4,059	0.09	0	New
	Czech Right	2,041	0.04	0	New
	Czech Social Democratic Movement	602	0.01	0	New
	Roma Civic Initiative	523	0.01	0	New
	Party of Democratic Socialism	475	0.01	0	New
	New Movement	139	0.00	0	New
Total		4,768,006	100.00	200	0
Valid votes		4,768,006	99.56
Invalid/blank votes		21,139	0.44
Total votes		4,789,145	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		8,264,484	57.95
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Volby

Vote share by district

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  ODS
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  CSSD
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  KSCM
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  KDU CSL